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, , . I • , II N March 10, 1997
VaDoc
VCU
3/T 57/
25-14 veu Voice
A Publicationfor FaculJy and Staff on Virginia (:mnnwnwealth University's Academic and Medical CoOege ofVirgitiia Campuses
Five VCU Programs ~arn National Rankings
u.s. News & World Report Issues
Annual Graduate School Report
hy Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
Five Virginia Commonwealth University master's
programs rank among the best in the nation, accord­ing
to U.S. News & World Report's newest rankings
of" 1997 America's Best Graduate Schools." The
YCU programs ranked this year are: health services
administration, seventh; social work, 18th; fine arts,
19th; and pharmacy, 19th. The Sculpture Department
in the YCU School of the Arts is listed among the top
five in specialty programs.
The newsmagazine published the rankings in its
March 10 edition.
U.S. News & World Report also is reprinting its
previous rankings of graduate programs in physical
therapy. VCU's program, offered through the School
of Allied Health Professions, is ranked eighth.
"These rankings, particularly this inaugural recog­nition
for our School of Social Work, speak to the
growing national attention VCU is receiving for its
high-quality academic programs," Presiden~ Eugene
P. Trani said. "The fact that we received strong en­dorsements
across diverse disciplines is evidence of
the academic excellence at VCU. We are pleased that
our colleagues have recognized our accomplishments."
Two programs, the master's degrees in health
services administration and in pharmacy, are offered
on VCU's Medical College of Virginia campus.
Graduate programs 'in fine arts and social work are
available on the university' s Academic Campus.
The master's program in health administration,
ranked seventh, is one of three degree programs of­fered
through the Department of Health
Administration in VCU's School of Allied Health
. Professions. In 1996, the program was ninth.
"Every year, we make significant strides to en­hance
the education we offer to our students, so the
advancement in our ranking helps to recognize our
progress," said Cecil B. Drain, interim dean of the
School of Allied Health Professions. "The endorse­meni
of our peers through this magazine ranking is
an encouraging report."
U.S. News & World Report listed VCU's master of
Please see RANKINGS, page 2
Cary Street Gym Reopens for Recreation MCV Hospitals
to Continue
Operation of
Burn Center
Repairs Continue
After Jan. 20 Fire
The familiar sounds of bouncing
basketballs and clanking of weights
are filling Virginia Commonwealtb
University's Cary Street Gym, which
reopened for student and employee
members' use on March 3. The facil­ity
had been closed for repairs since
a three-alarm fire on lan. 20.
For now, only the facility's pri­mary
activity areas - including
fitness equipment, racquetball courts,
the weight room and indoor basket­ball
courts - and bathroomS are
available, while the field and outdoor
basketball courts bave resumed regu­lar
operation. Repairs continue on
the locker rooms, showers and of­fices,
sel to reopen by early April.
The fire broke out while contrac­tors
were working to replace the
gym's roof, tbe final stage of a com­prebensi
ve renovation of tbe
107-year-old facility. No one was
injured during the blaze, which oc­curred
while the university was
closed for the holiday.
"Fortunately, all of the fimess and
weight equipment survived without
darnage,'even though there was about
two inches of water in the main gym
and weigbt room," said Sue Boling,
director of recreational sports. The
facility's mail) floors survived with­Ollt
extensive damage, although new
floor coverings will be instiUled in
the vending and locker rooms. Glass
basketball backboards and new rims
also have been ordered.
During the repair period, tbe
Recreational Sports staff main­tained
activities by shifting
programs to other locations.
Aerobic programs moved to tbe
Franklin Street Gym and
Rhoads Hall, while informal
basketball hours were offered
at the Franklin Street Gym and
tbe MCV Campus Recreation
and Aquatics Center. The MCV
center also hosted intJ:amural
basketball. As repairs proceed,
some service adjustments con- . .
linue, including the issue of weIght eqUipment.
equipment and program regi$tfation. regular weekday operating bours.
IndividualS who rented permanent Claims for damaged contents should
lockers at the gym sbould picl!:: up be submitted in writipg to Recre-contents
from their lockers during ational Sports by March 21.
o JOVANOVI C, JOHN S
UlS: GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
P.O. BOX 842033
hyErin Crummelle
University {Vews Services
Virginia Commonwealth University
officials have announced the continued
operation of the Evans-Haynes Burn
Cenler at the university's Medical Col­lege
of Virginia Hospitals.
"With support and coordination
from MCY Hospitals' medical and
nursing staffs, we have found workable
solutions that will enable us to con­tinue
the outstanding level of burn
treatment that this medical center has
always been known for," said Andrew
Lasser, chief operating officer at MCY
Hospitals. "We are pleased to make
this announcement - no one at the
hospital wanted to see our 50-year
history of burn treatment interrupted."
Hospital administrators had consid­ered
temporarily suspending operation
of the burn unit. A competitive market­place
has made it difficult to recruit
and retain the highly skilled nurses
needed for patient care in the burn unit.
While the hospital continues to recruit
additional nurses, staffing levels in the
unit will be augmented by experienced
critical-care nurses from other areas in
the hospital.
"We have a strong, committed staff
to care for patients in the burn unit, and
our commitment to serve Central Vir­ginia
with the finest critical care
available is unchanged," Lasser said.
Please see CENTER, page 2

, , . I • , II N March 10, 1997
VaDoc
VCU
3/T 57/
25-14 veu Voice
A Publicationfor FaculJy and Staff on Virginia (:mnnwnwealth University's Academic and Medical CoOege ofVirgitiia Campuses
Five VCU Programs ~arn National Rankings
u.s. News & World Report Issues
Annual Graduate School Report
hy Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
Five Virginia Commonwealth University master's
programs rank among the best in the nation, accord­ing
to U.S. News & World Report's newest rankings
of" 1997 America's Best Graduate Schools." The
YCU programs ranked this year are: health services
administration, seventh; social work, 18th; fine arts,
19th; and pharmacy, 19th. The Sculpture Department
in the YCU School of the Arts is listed among the top
five in specialty programs.
The newsmagazine published the rankings in its
March 10 edition.
U.S. News & World Report also is reprinting its
previous rankings of graduate programs in physical
therapy. VCU's program, offered through the School
of Allied Health Professions, is ranked eighth.
"These rankings, particularly this inaugural recog­nition
for our School of Social Work, speak to the
growing national attention VCU is receiving for its
high-quality academic programs" Presiden~ Eugene
P. Trani said. "The fact that we received strong en­dorsements
across diverse disciplines is evidence of
the academic excellence at VCU. We are pleased that
our colleagues have recognized our accomplishments."
Two programs, the master's degrees in health
services administration and in pharmacy, are offered
on VCU's Medical College of Virginia campus.
Graduate programs 'in fine arts and social work are
available on the university' s Academic Campus.
The master's program in health administration,
ranked seventh, is one of three degree programs of­fered
through the Department of Health
Administration in VCU's School of Allied Health
. Professions. In 1996, the program was ninth.
"Every year, we make significant strides to en­hance
the education we offer to our students, so the
advancement in our ranking helps to recognize our
progress" said Cecil B. Drain, interim dean of the
School of Allied Health Professions. "The endorse­meni
of our peers through this magazine ranking is
an encouraging report."
U.S. News & World Report listed VCU's master of
Please see RANKINGS, page 2
Cary Street Gym Reopens for Recreation MCV Hospitals
to Continue
Operation of
Burn Center
Repairs Continue
After Jan. 20 Fire
The familiar sounds of bouncing
basketballs and clanking of weights
are filling Virginia Commonwealtb
University's Cary Street Gym, which
reopened for student and employee
members' use on March 3. The facil­ity
had been closed for repairs since
a three-alarm fire on lan. 20.
For now, only the facility's pri­mary
activity areas - including
fitness equipment, racquetball courts,
the weight room and indoor basket­ball
courts - and bathroomS are
available, while the field and outdoor
basketball courts bave resumed regu­lar
operation. Repairs continue on
the locker rooms, showers and of­fices,
sel to reopen by early April.
The fire broke out while contrac­tors
were working to replace the
gym's roof, tbe final stage of a com­prebensi
ve renovation of tbe
107-year-old facility. No one was
injured during the blaze, which oc­curred
while the university was
closed for the holiday.
"Fortunately, all of the fimess and
weight equipment survived without
darnage,'even though there was about
two inches of water in the main gym
and weigbt room" said Sue Boling,
director of recreational sports. The
facility's mail) floors survived with­Ollt
extensive damage, although new
floor coverings will be instiUled in
the vending and locker rooms. Glass
basketball backboards and new rims
also have been ordered.
During the repair period, tbe
Recreational Sports staff main­tained
activities by shifting
programs to other locations.
Aerobic programs moved to tbe
Franklin Street Gym and
Rhoads Hall, while informal
basketball hours were offered
at the Franklin Street Gym and
tbe MCV Campus Recreation
and Aquatics Center. The MCV
center also hosted intJ:amural
basketball. As repairs proceed,
some service adjustments con- . .
linue, including the issue of weIght eqUipment.
equipment and program regi$tfation. regular weekday operating bours.
IndividualS who rented permanent Claims for damaged contents should
lockers at the gym sbould picl!:: up be submitted in writipg to Recre-contents
from their lockers during ational Sports by March 21.
o JOVANOVI C, JOHN S
UlS: GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
P.O. BOX 842033
hyErin Crummelle
University {Vews Services
Virginia Commonwealth University
officials have announced the continued
operation of the Evans-Haynes Burn
Cenler at the university's Medical Col­lege
of Virginia Hospitals.
"With support and coordination
from MCY Hospitals' medical and
nursing staffs, we have found workable
solutions that will enable us to con­tinue
the outstanding level of burn
treatment that this medical center has
always been known for" said Andrew
Lasser, chief operating officer at MCY
Hospitals. "We are pleased to make
this announcement - no one at the
hospital wanted to see our 50-year
history of burn treatment interrupted."
Hospital administrators had consid­ered
temporarily suspending operation
of the burn unit. A competitive market­place
has made it difficult to recruit
and retain the highly skilled nurses
needed for patient care in the burn unit.
While the hospital continues to recruit
additional nurses, staffing levels in the
unit will be augmented by experienced
critical-care nurses from other areas in
the hospital.
"We have a strong, committed staff
to care for patients in the burn unit, and
our commitment to serve Central Vir­ginia
with the finest critical care
available is unchanged" Lasser said.
Please see CENTER, page 2